paul
02-01-2004, 12:20 PM
Release Date: April 23rd, 2004 (wide)
Cast: Johnny Depp (Mort Rainey), John Turturro (John Shooter), Maria Bello (Amy Dowd Rainey), Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton, Len Cariou, Gillian Ferrabee (Fran Evans)
Director: David Koepp (Stir of Echoes, The Trigger Effect)
Based Upon: This movie is based upon the novella 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' by Stephen King, which originally appeared as the second story in his anthology of four novellas appropriately titled 'Four Past Midnight.' The first novella in that book, The Langoliers, has already been adapted as a 1995 made-for-TV movie. The other two novellas are 'The Library Policeman' and 'The Sun Dog.' This story has also since been published separately as 'Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden.' None of this should be confused with 'Secret Windows,' an anthology of essays also written by Stephen King.
Premise: Mort Rainey (Depp), a writer just coming off of a troublesome divorce with his ex-wife, Amy (Bello), finds himself stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger (Turturro) who claims Mort stole his best story idea (changing just the ending)... (Hutton plays Bello's new boyfriend; Dutton plays a private investigator hired to make Turturro's character leave Mort alone.)
My Thoughts:
I think this movie sounds really good, the cast is great, and if I like it as much as I think I will, it will be in my top 10 of the year.
Cast: Johnny Depp (Mort Rainey), John Turturro (John Shooter), Maria Bello (Amy Dowd Rainey), Charles S. Dutton, Timothy Hutton, Len Cariou, Gillian Ferrabee (Fran Evans)
Director: David Koepp (Stir of Echoes, The Trigger Effect)
Based Upon: This movie is based upon the novella 'Secret Window, Secret Garden' by Stephen King, which originally appeared as the second story in his anthology of four novellas appropriately titled 'Four Past Midnight.' The first novella in that book, The Langoliers, has already been adapted as a 1995 made-for-TV movie. The other two novellas are 'The Library Policeman' and 'The Sun Dog.' This story has also since been published separately as 'Two Past Midnight: Secret Window, Secret Garden.' None of this should be confused with 'Secret Windows,' an anthology of essays also written by Stephen King.
Premise: Mort Rainey (Depp), a writer just coming off of a troublesome divorce with his ex-wife, Amy (Bello), finds himself stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger (Turturro) who claims Mort stole his best story idea (changing just the ending)... (Hutton plays Bello's new boyfriend; Dutton plays a private investigator hired to make Turturro's character leave Mort alone.)
My Thoughts:
I think this movie sounds really good, the cast is great, and if I like it as much as I think I will, it will be in my top 10 of the year.